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Florence, Filippo Giunta, 1594. In 2nd. Printer's mark on the title page and colophon, text in Greek and Latin, slight water stain on the title page, binding from a later period in half parchment and marbled paper, titles within two tiles on the spine, slight defects. Vanishing signature of ownership on the title page, handwritten notes on the reverse of the last leaf, paper tag of ownership on the inside cover.
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The Peripatetic philosopher Demetrius Phalereus (Phalerus, 345 BC - circa 282 BC) was a disciple of Theophrastus and governor of Athens. According to Strabo, it was Demetrius Phalereus who proposed the foundation of the Library of Alexandria. The present edition is the reprint of the 1562 edition, without significant changes.
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